32x40 structure is up now a few questions.

[Jslys13]

I recently had a 32x40 buildiNguyen build, they finished up Tuesday. Now for a few questions.
First question what's the next stepage should I have the electric ran to the building or should I have the cocrete done first.
Second what's my best route to get electric to the building? My plan was to get a new meter base that can have a second run off of it. But where my meter is its all concrete and I don't want to cut my concrete that I had poured a few years ago. I'll attach a few pictures to explain what I mean.

 

[Jslys13]

I'm having trouble with the pictures

 

[Jslys13]

I attached a picture

 

[rburke65]

Oh just cut the concrete and rep our after your done

 

[matt_i]

I would route your electrical first. The other alternative is to run the building on a sub-panel from the main inside your house. What's the intended amperage service for the shop part?

In other words, you can route a conduit out any part of your house to avoid the concrete. It doesn't have to be the shortest run from the meter base.

Some sizing of the feed has to take place obviously and that is dependent on the equipment you intend to run inside of it and hence the ampacity.

 

[Jslys13]

I would route your electrical first. The other alternative is to run the building on a sub-panel from the main inside your house. What's the intended amperage service for the shop part?

In other words, you can route a conduit out any part of your house to avoid the concrete. It doesn't have to be the shortest run from the meter base.

Some sizing of the feed has to take place obviously and that is dependent on the equipment you intend to run inside of it and hence the ampacity.

Well my house is only 100 amp service and is full also hasee a sub panal for the attached garage. Would it be best to upgrade my existing panal then run new sub panal to pole barn?
I'm not sure the full load of the new shop but I will have a lift, welder , 220 table saw. Maybe a window ac unit. And air compressor. I think 100 amps with be plenty.

 

[CNGsaves]

^ ^ This. Upgrade house to 200A and put in main panel that will last your lifetime. Bury 2" conduit to garage and run MHF 2-2-2-4 Aluminum for 90A in garage with large subpanel and 2 ground rods. MHF wire will need to stay in conduit once inside building all the way to subpanel.

 

[Jslys13]

^ ^ This. Upgrade house to 200A and put in main panel that will last your lifetime. Bury 2" conduit to garage and run MHF 2-2-2-4 Aluminum for 90A in garage with large subpanel and 2 ground rods. MHF wire will need to stay in conduit once inside building all the way to subpanel.

If I go this route can the conduit be ran through attached garage?

 

[sberry]

Can run service to the garage too and feed the house. May make the changeover easier. Outfit the new service, have new service inspected, then pipe it to the house, have it ready. Then the logo comes, disconnects the house, heats the garage, you change and finish the hook to the house. I have had as little as 10 minutes of interuption. This may be couple hours depending on conditions.

 

[chaosracing]

Easiest solution, run a few conduits from inside the garage to somewhere past the exterior of the garage. I would run minimum 3" conduit for electric and (2) 1-1/2" to 2" for water and low voltage (IE Cat 5, RG6, etc)

All you would need is a short stub sticking out above the finished height of the slab. Then you can tackle both, or one at a time. Makes it easy to pour your slab while you figure out the electric.
The one issue you might have with a second meter base (I am guessing you have First Energy) is they might charge a commercial rate for the garage, even though you use it for residential.